Best Of Australian Shorts 1 – 2023

By Lucas Wilson

A true story about a boy’s first secret and all that comes with it.

A Stretching Moment

A coffee shop employee’s life is upturned when a strange premonition warns him about the end of his world as he knows it.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Boy/Beast

The darkness at the edge of a boy’s play threatens to turn him into a beast.
WORLD PREMIERE

Hellion

A conman, posing as a ghost hunter, takes advantage of an elderly woman’s superstitious beliefs, only to find himself way out of his depth.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Follow For Follow

When an aspiring, narcissistic social media influencer gets lost in the woods, she meets a once powerful, ancient demigod fading into obscurity, who must take advantage of her manipulative social skills to get new followers, or he will cease to exist.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

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The Bucket In The Forest

A young boy attempts to untangle his obsession with a mysterious bucket he discovered in a forest.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Remi

In a post-apocalyptic future, a woman’s humanity is tested as she travels across the country searching for her daughter.
WORLD PREMIERE

Katele (Mudskipper)

Martha, a Torres Strait Islander woman works tirelessly in a laundromat loading machines and folding washing, ready for the collection of her boss. When a mysterious visitor arrives, Martha is reminded of the life she has left behind.
WORLD PREMIERE

The Wardrobe

Robert Strafe is running late for a career defining meeting. The kids are running rampant and, to top it all off, his wife, Emma, has locked herself inside the wardrobe to have a day off. Chaos ensues. Tension escalates. Who will win the day?
NSW PREMIERE